Westphal school bus crash caused by bee or wasp

Mayhem ensued after a woman driving a Pontiac G5 car suddenly swerved into the passing lane in an attempt to avoid a vehicle in front of her, after becoming distracted by a bee or a wasp. (CONTRIBUTED)

Police say it was either a bee or a wasp that caused a three-vehicle pileup involving a school bus in Westphal Wednesday afternoon.

According to an RCMP news release, officers responded to the collision on Highway 7 at about 3 p.m.

Mayhem ensued after a woman driving a Pontiac G5 car suddenly swerved into the passing lane in an attempt to avoid a vehicle in front of her, after becoming distracted by a bee or a wasp.

The vehicle then struck a school bus and a Dodge Journey SUV travelling in the outside lane.

Police say there were no injuries and students were not inside the bus at the time of the incident. The report also said no charges will be laid.

The bus is owned and operated by Stock Transportation, which provides student bus services for the Halifax Regional School Board.

A company spokeswoman couldn’t say whether the bus was in the process of picking up students at the time of the incident.

All three vehicles were towed from the scene. EHS and the local fire department also attended to the incident.